The convincing depiction of form in three-dimensional space is one of the great conceptual breakthroughs in Western art. This class will begin by drawing items from still life on toned paper. How do you begin a drawing, and when do you stop? We will explore physical viewpoint, composition and the rendering of light and shadow to create mood and feeling. Recreate what you see with power and fresh vision. The goal is to build a drawing vocabulary that communicates your thoughts and feelings. The class will include demonstrations, discussions of masterworks (traditional and contemporary) and thoughtful feedback on class work. The drawing participants will discover this to be a valuable resource for more advanced work in drawing and painting.
 
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Ernie Norcia
Cost: $300
Sponsor: Wayne Art Center
Website, email, 610-688-3553

Learn everything you need to know about the medium of pastels. Apply basic and advanced techniques in rendering the still-life, portraits and cityscape views. Topics include the use of light and color, types of pastel available, use of different papers, fixing and transporting finished drawings, and safety issues.
 
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Joseph Sweeney
Cost: $195
Sponsor: Cerulean Arts Gallery and Studio
Website, email, 267-514-8647

Every mark you make has the power to describe form, texture, and atmosphere. In this workshop, students will experiment with a variety of graphite drawing techniques to create convincing textures such as bark, stone, foliage, water, fabric, and more. Along the way, you'll discover how thoughtful mark making adds richness, depth, and expression to your artwork while expanding your visual vocabulary for drawing, painting, and mixed media. This course is designed for students of all levels.
 
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Instructor: Allison Luce
Cost: $50
Sponsor: Art League of Hilton Head
Website, email, (843) 842-5738

Don't miss this opportunity to draw the figure model with guidance from noted figurative artist Carolyn Pyfrom in this all-day intensive workshop! Learn representational life drawing strategies to marry gestural drawing approaches of rhythm, continuity and volume to "analytical" ones, highlighting the ways in which good gesture and good proportions support each other. The mornings will focus on short-pose gesture drawing with poses gradually extending to 20 minutes long. The afternoon sessions will feature one long pose allowing for the development of values and forms. Ideal for artists at any level of practice.
 
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Carolyn Pyfrom
Cost: $395
Sponsor: Cerulean Arts Gallery and Studio
Website, email, 267-514-8647

Capture scenes with lively ink lines and watercolor pencil washes in this two-day workshop with Fernando Porras at The New Studio for the Visual Arts in Jupiter, Florida. Explore quick sighting shortcuts, gesture-driven marks, and loose sketching techniques for travel journals, urban studies, and everyday observations. Practice simplifying what you see and moving beyond rigid outlines and perfectionism. The focus is on faster, expressive sketching rather than detailed rendering. Students bring their own supplies; paper towels are provided. Review the supply list before attending.
 
Location: Jupiter, Florida
Instructor: Fernando Porras
Cost: $375 for both days
Sponsor: The New Studio for the Visual Arts
Website, email, 561-295-5712

Members of the Art League of Ocean City are invited to utilize a shared space to collaborate on individual artworks. All mediums are welcome with the exception of pottery. Participants should be prepared with all materials. Registration is required.
 
Location: Ocean City, Maryland
Cost: Free to members
Sponsor: Art League of Ocean City
Website, email, (410) 524-9433

The convincing depiction of form in three-dimensional space is one of the great conceptual breakthroughs in Western art initiated during the Renaissance. Drawing What You See will begin by drawing items from still life on toned paper. How do you begin a drawing, and when do you stop? We will explore physical viewpoint, composition and the rendering of light and shadow to create mood and feeling. The goal is to build a drawing vocabulary that communicates your thoughts and feelings. The class will include demonstrations, discussions of masterworks (traditional and contemporary) and thoughtful feedback on class work. Participants will discover this to be a valuable resource for more advanced work in drawing and painting.
 
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Ernie Norcia
Cost: $250
Sponsor: Wayne Art Center
Website, email, 610-688-3553

Working from cast studies and life models, this class emphasizes the rhythm, form and structure of the human figure, with attention placed on introductory anatomy. Students encouraged to explore a variety of mediums, including charcoal and graphite. All levels welcome, from beginner through experienced. High School students ages 16 and older are welcome. Model fee included.
 
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Michael Doyle
Cost: $540
Sponsor: Wayne Art Center
Website, email, 610-688-3553

Unleash your creativity in a welcoming, relaxed studio environment with Dennis Lake, a longtime favorite instructor known for his expertise in realism across a variety of mediums. Whether you prefer oil, watercolor, acrylic, pastel, charcoal, or colored pencil, you’ll have the freedom to explore your favorite materials, begin new projects, or bring unfinished works to life. Enjoy personalized, one-on-one guidance tailored to your interests and skill level, along with inspiring mini demonstrations, practical technique tips, and thoughtful critiques to help you refine your skills and grow as an artist. This class is appropriate for all levels. The main purpose of this course is one-on-one assistance from the instructor with whatever you need help with (fixing, composition, specific subjects, etc.).
 
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Instructor: Dennis Lake
Cost: $150
Sponsor: Art League of Hilton Head
Website, email, (843) 842-5738

Designed for artists ready to challenge themselves and take their work to the next level, this class is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of the artist's own creative process and sensibility. A variety of subject matter will be explored. Previous drawing and painting experience is recommended.
 
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Karen Fogarty
Cost: $585
Sponsor: Wayne Art Center
Website, email, 610-688-3553

Led by master artist Michael Doyle, students consider the composition of a figure within an interior setting. Students may elect to draw or paint, using a variety of materials.
 
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Michael Doyle
Cost: $645
Sponsor: Wayne Art Center
Website, email, 610-688-3553

Join Michael Doyle as he explores landscape painting. Students may elect to draw or paint, using a variety of mediums. Open to all levels, from beginner to experienced.
 
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Michael Doyle
Cost: $585
Sponsor: Wayne Art Center
Website, email, 610-688-3553

This class is for Absolute Beginners. Don’t fall for the fallacy that you have to have “talent” to draw! We’ll get familiar and comfortable with a range of pencils and erasers. We’ll do simple exercises to start sharpening your ability to see critically. You’ll learn how to translate what you see to lines on the page. You’ll look for shapes, angles, and distances. Then we’ll look at what helps define an object in space, and how to use shading to make an object look three-dimensional on a two-dimensional surface. By the end of our 6-week course, you’ll be able to draw a respectable 3-D looking object. Come ready to have fun and gain confidence!
 
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Mamie Duff
Cost: $245
Sponsor: Wayne Art Center
Website, email, 610-688-3553

This 12-week course is for beginners who want to explore life drawing and oil painting, and for more experienced artists who want to improve their artistic skills. Using still-life compositions, students will learn about form, space, design, value, and color through working observationally. In addition, the instructor will introduce a variety of artists who are representative of the lessons provided and conduct in-process and final critiques for a helpful synopsis of the student’s progress and ideas. The class will be broken up into five weeks of drawing and seven weeks of painting, but the student is open to work in any medium if they prefer or continue drawing throughout the entirety of the course.
 
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Annie Gardner
Cost: $490
Sponsor: Wayne Art Center
Website, email, 610-688-3553

Here’s the class for folks who have some comfort with drawing (maybe you took Beginning Drawing already) and who want to further their skills in accuracy and shading. Over 12 weeks, we will be borrowing elements of the rigorous classical training programs that were foundational for greats from Sargent to Picasso. We will do a few drawings from drawings, but most classes will focus on drawing from still life set-ups in the classroom. We will get picky about accuracy, in pursuit of making drawings that pop off the page and make you proud. We’ll talk about angles, distances, line quality, light, shadow shapes and much more, giving you a range of tools with which to hone your craft.
 
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Mamie Duff
Cost: $490
Sponsor: Wayne Art Center
Website, email, 610-688-3553

This four-week introductory drawing course provides a foundation in observational drawing through the development of essential technical and perceptual skills. Students will learn to draw from direct observation while exploring contour line, negative space, proportion, measurement, structure, and value. Through guided demonstrations, studio exercises, and critiques, participants will strengthen their ability to see accurately and translate three-dimensional forms onto a two-dimensional surface. Emphasis is placed on developing confidence, improving hand-eye coordination, and building a solid understanding of the fundamental principles of drawing. This course is appropriate for beginners as well as those seeking to strengthen their foundational drawing skills.
 
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Instructor: Allison Luce
Cost: $200
Sponsor: Art League of Hilton Head
Website, email, (843) 842-5738

Life Drawing, or Figure Drawing, is a foundational practice for artists to study the human figure through observation. During Art League Life Drawing sessions, a model poses for a variety of lengths, from quick 2-minute gesture poses to longer 20–30-minute poses. Short poses help loosen up and build confidence, while longer poses allow for more attention to anatomy, proportion, and detail. All skill levels are welcome! Bring your preferred medium—charcoal, graphite, pen and ink, pastels, acrylics, oils, or whatever you enjoy—and use the session as an opportunity to practice, experiment, and grow.
 
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Cost: $50 ($25 for members)
Sponsor: Art League of Hilton Head
Website, email, (843) 842-5738

Think drawing is a "gift" that has to come "naturally"? You might be surprised to learn it's actually a skill like any other—and Chris Dreyer is here to show you how easily it can be learned. Drawing is as much about learning how to see and think about form and space as it is about technique. Through this process, you'll also gain a deeper understanding of your subject. As you progress through the exercises, you'll develop a keener eye for the forms you're observing and become more skillful in representing them. Chris will focus on drawing subjects from the island, helping you connect with your surroundings in a whole new way. This course is for beginner to intermediate level students.
 
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Instructor: Chris Dreyer
Cost: $100
Sponsor: Art League of Hilton Head
Website, email, (843) 842-5738

Good drawing skills are a must for those who want to start/restart in any medium in art. The student will learn positive and negative shapes, comparative measurements, contour drawing, and the importance of value. There will be fun and challenging exercises and plenty of critiques throughout the class. You can find the art supplies list online. There is an additional $5 materials fee paid directly to instructor during class.
 
Location: Ocean City, Maryland
Instructor: Katie Cassidy
Cost: $246 ($205 for members)
Sponsor: Art League of Ocean City
Website, email, (410) 524-9433

Life Drawing, or Figure Drawing, is a foundational practice for artists to study the human figure through observation. During Art League Life Drawing sessions, a model poses for a variety of lengths, from quick 2-minute gesture poses to longer 20–30-minute poses. Short poses help loosen up and build confidence, while longer poses allow for more attention to anatomy, proportion, and detail. All skill levels are welcome! Bring your preferred medium—charcoal, graphite, pen and ink, pastels, acrylics, oils, or whatever you enjoy—and use the session as an opportunity to practice, experiment, and grow.
 
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Cost: $50 ($25 for members)
Sponsor: Art League of Hilton Head
Website, email, (843) 842-5738

3-Day Watercolor Course: En Plein Air! Discover the joy of painting outdoors with Vladislav Yeliseyev! Immerse yourself in the Yeliseyev Method, a proven approach to watercolor that simplifies the painting process and inspires artists worldwide. Explore beautiful Sarasota settings, develop your artistic skills, and gain confidence in composition, value, and expressive color through demonstrations and personalized instruction. Bonus: Enjoy complimentary access to two video workshops covering essential drawing skills and perspective to help you prepare for your plein air experience. Perfect for artists of all skill levels, this intimate master class offers three inspiring days of painting, learning, and creative discovery with an internationally acclaimed watercolorist. Space is limited—register today!
 
Location: Sarasota, Florida
Instructor: Vladislav Yeliseyev
Cost: $650
Sponsor: Renaissance School of Art
Website, email, 941-330-6865

Unlock the hidden potential of colored pencils. Colored pencils are so familiar that it's easy to overlook their remarkable possibilities—but artist-grade, colored pencils are capable of creating breathtakingly realistic artwork! Join accomplished guest instructor Lee Copen for this engaging workshop designed for artists of all skill levels. You'll explore essential colored pencil techniques and processes while creating a beautiful, detailed drawing of a bird. Lee will guide you step-by-step, sharing professional methods for layering, blending, and building depth and dimension in your work. Bring your colored pencils and a willingness to explore this versatile medium in a whole new way! All levels of students are welcome; however, some drawing and painting knowledge and experience is important.
 
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Instructor: Lee Copen
Cost: $180
Sponsor: Art League of Hilton Head
Website, email, (843) 842-5738

Life Drawing, or Figure Drawing, is a foundational practice for artists to study the human figure through observation. During Art League Life Drawing sessions, a model poses for a variety of lengths, from quick 2-minute gesture poses to longer 20–30-minute poses. Short poses help loosen up and build confidence, while longer poses allow for more attention to anatomy, proportion, and detail. All skill levels are welcome! Bring your preferred medium—charcoal, graphite, pen and ink, pastels, acrylics, oils, or whatever you enjoy—and use the session as an opportunity to practice, experiment, and grow.
 
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Cost: $50 ($25 for members)
Sponsor: Art League of Hilton Head
Website, email, (843) 842-5738

Life Drawing, or Figure Drawing, is a foundational practice for artists to study the human figure through observation. During Art League Life Drawing sessions, a model poses for a variety of lengths, from quick 2-minute gesture poses to longer 20–30-minute poses. Short poses help loosen up and build confidence, while longer poses allow for more attention to anatomy, proportion, and detail. All skill levels are welcome! Bring your preferred medium—charcoal, graphite, pen and ink, pastels, acrylics, oils, or whatever you enjoy—and use the session as an opportunity to practice, experiment, and grow.
 
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Cost: $50 ($25 for members)
Sponsor: Art League of Hilton Head
Website, email, (843) 842-5738

Colored pencil is the ideal medium for creating stunning art, all in a portable, non-toxic, neat form. Kristy is the author of two colored pencil techniques books and is featured in four instructional films. She is a positive, supportive teacher who welcomes students with all levels of experience. With an emphasis on floral and landscape art with waxy (non-watercolor) pencils, students will create paintings (as these works are aptly called) on both white and colored surfaces, from velvety to sanded. The effects can range from soft and delicate to densely pigmented. Kristy offers demonstrations, personal attention, and a wealth of information. Enjoy free materials, such as papers, boards, blenders, and pencils. Welcome to a weekend of colored pencil inspiration!
 
Location: Valparaiso, Indiana
Instructor: Kristy A. Kutch, C.P.S.A.
Sponsor: Art Barn School of Art
Website, email, 219-462-9009

Discover the Joy of Watercolor in Vermont! Escape to the peaceful charm of Vermont for a 4-day watercolor workshop at the historic Landgrove Inn, nestled in the Green Mountain National Forest. Join master watercolorist Vladislav Yeliseyev for an inspiring creative retreat and discover his signature Yeliseyev Method—a fresh, expressive approach to painting with freedom and confidence. Inspired by his book, Light and Color in the Watercolor Landscape, the workshop combines daily demonstrations, guided exercises, and personalized feedback to help you master composition, value, and color while bringing energy and movement to your paintings. Join us for four unforgettable days of painting, learning, and artistic discovery in the heart of Vermont. Reserve your spot today!
 
Location: Landgrove, Vermont
Instructor: Vladislav Yeliseyev
Cost: $850
Sponsor: The Landgrove
Website, email, 802-824-6673

4-Day Watercolor Course & Retreat in Beautiful Wisconsin! Join us for four inspiring days of watercolor painting, artistic growth, and relaxation in Wisconsin’s scenic surroundings. Learn from master watercolorist Vladislav Yeliseyev and discover his signature approach to painting with freedom, confidence, and expressive brushwork. Through daily demonstrations, guided exercises, and personalized feedback, you’ll explore composition, value, and color while learning to simplify subjects and create fresh, lively paintings. Whether you want to refine your technique or develop a looser, more expressive style, this retreat offers the perfect opportunity to learn, experiment, and connect with fellow artists. Come paint, recharge, and find fresh inspiration in beautiful Wisconsin!
 
Location: Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin
Instructor: Vladislav Yeliseyev
Sponsor: Dillman's
Website, email, 715-588-3143